Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, Highbanks Metro Park [Big Meadows Picnic area], 9466 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, Ohio

Festival times: Saturday, 11am-9pm; Sunday, 11am-5:30pm

Workshop times: Saturday, 10:30am-6pm; Sunday, 10:30am-5:30pm

The Central Ohio Folk Festival seeks to make the folk arts accessible to the public and to increase awareness and appreciation of these folk arts, especially music and storytelling. It is open to the general public, is a family-friendly event, and all activities are free except for the Saturday evening headliner concert and the workshops (both of which are available for reasonable fees).

Organized and produced by the Columbus Folk Music Society and co-sponsored with Columbus Metro Parks and WCBE 90.5 FM.

Contact: e-mail info@columbusfolkmusicsociety.org or leave a voice-mail message at 614-470-3963.